The Master Gardener Association, in collaboration with the University of Arizona Yavapai County Cooperative Extension, is hosting a day of garden tours, where Master Gardeners will proudly showcase their own beautiful and diverse gardens for inspiration and education. The 5 gardens are in the Sedona-VOC areas. The gardens will provide a variety of educational garden...
Learn how to successfully utilize grow bags to grow vegetables! In this hands-on class you will get a chance to fill and plant your own grow bags to take home. Class includes grow bags, veggie starts, and soil.
September (into October) is one of the best planting months in the low desert. Learn how to transition out of summer, prepare your soil, and plan a productive cool-season garden. We’ll cover what to plant in October, including vegetables, herbs, flowers, garlic, strawberries, roses, bulbs, and wildflowers. We’ll also discuss watering adjustments, planting landscape plants,...
Join us at El Rio Preserve for a family-friendly morning of nature exploration, science, and art! Discover the wonders of water at a very special place in our desert – a riparian ecosystem. Bring the whole family as we explore the ecosystem, observe critters that live in and around the water (like dragonflies!), and create...
Learn how to grow and maintain a successful Fall garden using principles of soil science and management. This class focuses on getting your gardens cleaned from the summer and prepared...
Do you have a garden problem? Need help with your landscape plants? Don't know what to plant when? Want to start a vegetable garden, but don't know where to start? Join us to get answers to your home garden and landscape questions during this free twice monthly LIVE ONLINE ZOOM Q&A session with Maricopa County Master Gardeners....
Enjoy gardening? Do you have garden challenges you’d like to overcome? Need help with your landscape plants? Don't know what to plant or when? Want to start a vegetable garden,...
nterested on how to start and maintain a desert garden? Wonder no more! Visit the Chandler Sunset Library on 3rd Saturdays between 10 a.m. to Noon to chat with a Master Gardener and...
Come meet Ranger Kevin from 12:00pm to 1:30pm and learn how to turn your yard (or just a bit of it) into a miniature version of your favorite county park!...
Agaves and yuccas, two of our desert succulents will be discussed in depth. Their origins, history, structure and uses will be detailed as well as their very popular use as...
Come join the Master Gardeners of the San Tan Valley as they present a topic of interest on the 3rd Saturday of each month from 1:30 - 3 PM. Topics are wide-ranging but all related to gardening in our region. These awesome volunteers also enjoy answering your questions about the challenges you are having in...
During our cool season the weather is great, the insects and annoying critters are less active, watering frequency declines, and the vegetables have higher nutritional value than warm season vegetables....